All Forum Posts by: Ulysses Arreguin
Ulysses Arreguin has started 8 posts and replied 18 times.
Post: Advice for the young
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Thank you Karl ! This is a very big help and I'm glad there are people like you out there who are willing to give a helping hand to young guys like me. It's greatly appreciated !
Post: Advice for the young
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Originally posted by @James Stevens:
Hi @Ulysses Arreguin it's great that you are so motivated to start working on what could be a great career and help provide an excellent lifestyle for you at such a young age.
Have you read "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing"
http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing or any of Brandon's other books yet? Those are great places to start.
Yes this was actually my first book purchased along with Rich dad poor dad
Post: Advice for the young
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Hello BP forums, my name is Ulysses Arreguin. I am a 17 year old high school student and I was wondering if anyone here on the forums could give me any tips or advice to help get involved in real estate investing or build my financial education. I've read books and listened to a numerous amounts of podcasts (Joshua Dorkin & Brandon Turners) but I can't seem to find any that give the young ambitious minds a good insight on how to start out at such a young age.
Currently the only thing I've been able to start is real estate classes. I recently enrolled in classes to get my real estate agent license in hopes of this being a career that will put my foot in the door into the real estate world. After I graduate I still do plan on going to college for a bachelors in accounting if I don't decide on full time investing before I get done with my GED work at my local JC.
With that being said I do plan on making this my career one day and I'm ready to put all the work in to be at the top level of this profession. If anyone could give me any type of feedback, advice, or even a reference to another forum post on what you would recommend for someone as young as I am to get ahead of the game a bit I would greatly appreciate it.
Post: Getting ahead of the game
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Hello BP forums, my name is Ulysses Arreguin. I am a 17 year old high school student and I was wondering if anyone here on the forums could give me any tips or advice to help get involved in real estate investing or build my financial education. I've read books and listened to a numerous amounts of podcasts (Joshua Dorkin & Brandon Turners) but I can't seem to find any that give the young ambitious minds a good insight on how to start out at such a young age.
Currently the only thing I've been able to start is real estate classes. I recently enrolled in classes to get my real estate agent license in hopes of this being a career that will put my foot in the door into the real estate world. After I graduate I will still be going to college for a bachelors in accounting if I don't decide on full time investing before I get done with my GED work at my local JC.
With that being said I do plan on making this my career one day and I'm ready to put all the work in to be at the top level of this profession. If anyone could give me any type of feedback, advice, or even a reference to another forum post on what you would recommend for someone as young as I am to get ahead of the game a bit I would greatly appreciate it.
Post: If you could do it all over again how would you do it?
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Originally posted by @Ben Leybovich:
Well, @Ulysses Arreguin - unfortunately that's a problem. If your math is not good, then REI is totally out of the question :(
Better get good at math and become a CPA.
My math is good but not when it's leaning towards calculus and ect, but Its not something I'd enjoy doing that's why I was wondering if you knew of other carrers that would be of benefit to me
Post: If you could do it all over again how would you do it?
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Originally posted by @Ben Leybovich:
Instead of going to college to learn to play the violin, I would have become a CPA.
I feel I wouldn't be able to excel as a CPA because my math isn't the best, do you have any other careers that you feel would be of good use ?
Post: If you could do it all over again how would you do it?
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
Originally posted by @Greg Baker:
Similar to Ben, I would have gone into a profession in relation to taxes. As they say, there are only two sure things in life, death and taxes. Might as well be able to master one of the two.
Why would you choose a career related to taxes ? Does it play a big role in real estate investing ?
Post: If you could do it all over again how would you do it?
- Real Estate Agent
- Porterville, CA
- Posts 18
- Votes 6
I am a 17 year old high school student who has a strong devotion to real estate and plan on pursuing it for the rest of my life. I've read the basic books and looked into the basic training but i just wanted to know if anyone here on the Bigger Pockets forum could give me an insight on how i could be a better investor/real estate agent. If you could start all over at my age what are some the things you wish you would have done differently ? What choices do you wish you would have made ? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.